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Banamba Cercle

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Country
  
Mali

Admin HQ (Chef-lieu)
  
Banamba

Area
  
7,500 km²

Region
  
Koulikoro Region

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Local time
  
Wednesday 3:00 PM

Banamba Cercle

Weather
  
39°C, Wind E at 23 km/h, 7% Humidity

Banamba Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Banamba, which is also its largest settlement. It lies at the center east of the region.

Map of Banamba, Mali

Banamba Cercle is home to primarily Bambara farmers, and formed part of the pre-colonial Bambara Empire. The Cercle falls largely in the dryer Sahel region, especially in its north, where the population is mostly Fula and Maure pastoralists.

The Banamba Cercle is divided into nine rural communes:

  • Banamba (administrative seat and largest town)
  • Ben Kadi
  • Boron
  • Duguwolowula
  • Kiban
  • Madina Sacko
  • Sebete
  • Toubacoro
  • Toukoroba
  • References

    Banamba Cercle Wikipedia